Package: kpartx
Version: 0.5.0-5
Severity: normal
Items loop0p1 and nbd0p1 existing in /dev/mapper, when issuing kpartx -d
/dev/nbd0, loop0p1 disappears
Expected result is the command should only remove nbd0 mappings and not
loop0p1
..
There's generally three ways I make mappings with kpartx when working
with raw image files.
[attaching]
1- Use qemu-nbd, then apply kpartx on an /dev/nbdN device
2- Use losetup on a raw image, then apply kpartx on an /dev/loopN device
3- Use kpartx directly on a raw image file
There's a related concern if "kpart -d <>" should perform losetup after
creating a mapping in 3- situation.
I've noticed the following when applying kpartx -d for each of the above
scenarios
[detaching]
1- qemu-nbd -d /dev/nbdN would need to applied to fully remove the
mapping (normal)
2- losetup -d /dev/loopN would need to be applied to fully remove the
mapping (normal)
3- kpartx -d fully removes /dev/loopN and any /dev/mapper/loopNpM
entries, so losetup -d is not needed
..
If testing this, in the way I set things up is as follows,
Use losetup on a raw image file containing a partition table
Use qemu-nbd on a separate image with a partition table
Issue kpartx -a /dev/nbd0
followed by kpartx -a /dev/loop0
Verify there are entries in /dev/mapper (nbd0pN, loop0pN ...)
Now issue kpartx -d /dev/nbd0, and notice /dev/mapper/loop0pN entries
would also be removed(which shouldn't)
thanks
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